Richard Mourdock Resigns as State Treasurer

Our State Treasurer, Richard Mourdock, who was embarrassed our state with his rape comments, tried to put thousands of auto workers out of jobs with his frivolous lawsuit, and defeated one of the most respected members of the U.S. Senate for not being far enough to the right, has resigned from office. Not for any of these reasons, but for his financial benefit. He is resigning from a job the voters of Indiana entrusted him to serve for four years so he can boost his pension. Of the Republican state officials elected in 2010, none of them currently still hold their offices. This is no way to treat the voters of our state. We should elect Beth White for Secretary of State, Mike Claytor for State Auditor and Mike Boland for State Treasurer in November!

But, its not like their aren't other Republican officials across the country to up and quit their jobs.... Maybe a former Alaska Governor named Sarah Palin.

Richard Mourdock's 2012 quote

Tea Party Republican Richard Mourdock: Go Away and Quit Embarrassing our State

When will Tea Party Republican State Treasurer Richard Mourdock finally go away and quit embarrassing the State of Indiana?

• First, he tried to bankrupt Chrysler, which would have cost tens of the thousands of Hoosiers there jobs. 
• Then, he defeats Sen. Richard Lugar, one the most respected members in the history of the U.S. Senate, in the Republican primary, with the Tea Party Republicans in Harrison County leading the way.
• Next, he said  that pregnancies resulting from rape are "something that God intended to happen," despite the "horrible situation" from which they derived.
• Now, Mourdock, who did serve in the military, despite turning 18 in 1969, during the height of the Vietnam draft, is now saying the U.S. is going the way of Nazi Germany. Really? One day after honoring our troops who landed at Normandy 70 years ago? 

Indiana Democratic Chairman John Zody called Mourdock's comments "ugly." "I have an important lesson for Richard Mourdock. Your exit as a publicly-elected officeholder in Indiana couldn't come any sooner," Zody said. "Not only has your Party endorsed your candidacy in the past, your ugly words don't belong anywhere in the Hoosier political dialogue and should be derided by Gov. Pence and our state's leadership immediately."(Link to Indystar article)

We agree with Chairman Zody. Go away Richard Mourdock. Quit embarrassing our state. But don't count on him going away. His deputy, Kelly Mitchell, won the Republican nomination for State Treasurer. Add to that, the Tea Party holds a firm grip on the GOP.